Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the deputy First Minister for taking the time to attend this meeting of the committee. I want to deal explicitly with facts. I am not interested in opinions in respect of Mr. McGuinness's opening statement. I want to begin by asking about the phone call or notice he said he received from the Minister for Finance in the Republic of Ireland, Deputy Noonan, of his intention to sell Project Eagle. Given that section 9 of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 provides that NAMA is totally independent of the Government, would Mr. McGuinness not agree that this statement was grossly misleading?